Hinsdale County, Colorado

Hinsdale County has a population of 1,005 and has shrunk 4.0% since the 2020 census. The median home is worth $437,900, about 5.8 times the county's median household income of $75,972.

Home price
$437,900
Income
$75,972
Population
1,005
Unemployment
0.0%

Housing

Home values, rent, property taxes, insurance and how local prices relate to local incomes.

Median home price$437,900county
Median gross rent$1,171county
Median year homes here were built1984county
Share of homes built before 198041.0%county
Share of homes that are manufactured or mobile5.1%county
Share of homes that are vacant62.0%county
Share of occupied homes that are rented23.9%county
Share of homes held for seasonal or occasional use57.6%county
Typical monthly rent$1,983(statewide)
HUD fair market rent, 2-bed$1,145county
HUD fair market rent, 1-bed$873county
HUD fair market rent, 3-bed$1,461county
Home insurance / yr$4,963(statewide)

Money

Household earnings and buying power. Adjusted income restates local income using the statewide cost-of-living index.

Cost of living102.7(statewide)
Median household income$75,972county
Family health premium / yr$24,974(statewide)
Infant childcare / yr$21,840(statewide)
Regular gas price / gal$3.998(statewide)
Poverty rate4.1%county

Jobs

What people here do for work, who they work for, whether they work from home, and how much of the local economy sits in one industry.

Workers who work from home30.5%county
Unemployment rate0.0%county
Share of adults in the labor force54.2%county
Share of workers who are self-employed10.8%county
Share of workers employed by government22.7%county
Share of workers in the largest industry25.8%county
Economic output per resident$56,093county

Taxes

State tax rules that can affect take-home pay, investments and everyday purchases.

Property tax rate0.31%county
Top state income tax4.40%(statewide)
Capital gains tax4.40%(statewide)
Combined sales tax7.89%(statewide)

Transportation

Distance to air travel and how people get around locally. Distances are straight-line from the county's population-weighted centre, so driving is further.

Mean commute time7.6 mincounty
Miles to nearest airport with airline service33 micounty
Passengers boarding at the nearest airline airport10721county
Miles to nearest general aviation field24 micounty
Airports with airline service located here0county
General aviation airfields located here0county
Passenger train stations and the railway network0county
Miles to the nearest passenger rail station101 micounty
Households without a vehicle1.6%county
Traffic deaths0.0county
Change in traffic deaths per 100,000-0.2(statewide)

Schools

Public schools and colleges counted where they actually sit, plus the education level of adults who live here. Students per teacher is a staffing measure, not a quality ranking.

Adults 25+ with a bachelor's degree or higher47.7%county
Adults 25+ with a high school diploma or higher100.0%county
Public schools in the county1county
Public school enrollment75county
Students per full-time teacher7.5county
Free lunch eligible38.7%county
Elementary schools0county
Middle schools0county
High schools0county
Institutions granting bachelor's degrees or above0county
Two-year institutions0county
Miles to the nearest bachelor's-granting institution43 micounty

Health

Primary care physicians83(statewide)
Medicare-certified hospitals in this county0county
Hospitals here with an emergency department0county
Average CMS star rating of hospitals here4(statewide)
Fine particulate matter4.4 µgcounty
Without health insurance9.3%county
Frequent mental distress13.3%county
No leisure-time physical activity16.6%county
Diagnosed diabetes10.7%county

Place

Who lives here and what the place is like: population, age, migration, safety and civic profile.

Population1,005county
Land area in square miles1,117county
People per square mile of land0.9county
Supermarkets and grocery stores0county
Convenience stores0county
Share living far from a food store32.9%county
Share living in a low-income, low-access tract0.0%county
Population change since 2020-4.0%county
Natural change per 1,000 residents0county
Net international migration per 1,000 residents0county
Median age48.5 yrscounty
Share of residents under 1818.5%county
Share of residents 65 and over30.9%county
Share of households that are one person19.0%county
Share of residents born outside the United States1.0%county
Second languages4.2%county
Share of residents on a religious body’s rolls25.6%county
Congregations per 100,000 residents381county
Net domestic migration per 1,000 residents0county
Households that moved in260,399(statewide)
Households that moved away249,598(statewide)
Average income of arriving households$81,157(statewide)
Average income of departing households$82,027(statewide)
Homes authorised per 1,000 existing homes6county
Housing units authorised in the latest year8county
Share of permitted homes in multifamily buildings48.4%(statewide)
Violent crime rate476(statewide)

Weather

Measured annual temperature, precipitation and snowfall. These are climate facts, not a ranking.

Avg. annual temperature37.9°Fcounty
Annual precipitation26.3 incounty
Annual snowfall51.0 incounty
Average daily solar energy4.79 kWh/m²county
Days reaching 90°F0 dayscounty
Days at or below freezing234 dayscounty

Gardening

Plant hardiness zoneZone 5bcounty
Frost-free days95 dayscounty
Average last spring frostJun 12county
Average first fall frostSep 16county

Utilities

Average monthly electric bill$110county
Electric utilities serving this county3county
Electricity price per kWh16.7¢county
Household electricity use646 kWhcounty
Residential natural gas price$12.77(statewide)
Homes heated by electricity13.5%county
Homes heated by utility gas3.9%county
Homes heated by propane54.6%county
Homes heated by fuel oil0.0%county
Homes heated by wood27.2%county
Households with broadband94.1%county

Risk

Relative exposure to air pollution and natural hazards. Higher values indicate more measured risk, not a prediction.

Riverine flood risk7.3county
Coastal flood risk0.0county
Drought risk0.0county
Landslide risk81.9county
Hail risk1.0county
Earthquake risk9.0county
Tornado risk1.6county
Tropical cyclone risk0.0county
Extreme heat risk0.0county
Winter weather risk7.2county
Strong wind risk1.0county
Wildfire risk50.2county

Sports

Major pro teams based here0county
NFL teams based here0county
NBA teams based here0county
MLB teams based here0county
NHL teams based here0county
MLS soccer teams based here0county
Top-division college football teams0county
Second-tier college football teams0county
Affiliated minor league baseball teams0county
AHL teams based here0county
ECHL teams based here0county

Figures marked county are measured for Hinsdale County directly. The rest are published at state level only and show the Colorado figure — see methodology for each source and its limits.

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